#KB162
I have to admit I wasn’t knowing what to expect after doing this work on the car. Was it going to be a night and day difference, or was it going to be a slightly different increase in performance but still not that enjoyable to drive?
The answer is Carisma should have gone 3S straight out of the box with this!
I'm pleased with the results of the upgrade I have done on this car. There are a couple of more things I will do to help with the performance, but there is a night and day difference compared to the car out of the box. I just don’t know why Carisma didn’t pay the small difference needed to get a 3S ESC and Motor in the car out of the box as I would have happily paid the difference for the car to have that performance out of the box.
Funnily enough, Carisma has recently announced the ⅛ Carisma M48S Audi Sport Quattro S1 Group B monster, which comes with a 3S capable motor and ESC. Looks like Carisma learnt from their mistake with the Subaru, which is good to see! It probably won’t surprise any of you who know me and my inner Group B fanboy, that I have one of those on order too!
What is it like compared to the HPI WR8 Flux and the CEN 2023 M-Sport Ford Puma Rally? We will do a test between the 3 of them shortly and I will give my thoughts on this in another article.